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Galloway House

3 ha

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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54.77935, -4.36690

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Curlew
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 188m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Curlew
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 188m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Redshank, Curlew, Oystercatcher +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redshank, Curlew, Oystercatcher +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sea Rocket, Sea Plantain, Curled Dock +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn)Walking route

From inspection all routes from Girvan to Barrhill are very problematic for long distance walkers. Accordingly it is strongly suggested public tranport is used between Girvan and Barrhill. Whithorn Way (south - Ayr to Whithorn) is now continued.

Named routeRef WW-bRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

8,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Little Egret · Curlew · Light-bellied Brent Goose · Redshank · Oystercatcher +60

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
DunlinCalidris alpina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KnotCalidris canutus
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
MerlinFalco columbarius
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Little Egret · Curlew · Light-bellied Brent Goose · Redshank · Oystercatcher +60

Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
DunlinCalidris alpina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KnotCalidris canutus
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
MerlinFalco columbarius
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Clive Nicholson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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